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Mike · 01-19-2015, 09:26 AM

Hello,
I need help and not really interested in why I should not have whitewall tires, but but I do have them and I like them on this car.
My problem is I have 6 new goodyear whitewall tires on my sedan and after only 6 months they are yellow!!! I clean them and after a week they are yellow again. Anyone have any suggestions? AND I CAN DO WITHOUT SMART ASS REMARKS PLEASE!!

MIKE

ModelAMike1930 · 01-19-2015, 09:35 AM

Mine have been on my car for over a year and haven't yellowed yet, But when I had whitewalls on cars years past I used to use sos or brillo to clean them.

31 Model A · 01-19-2015, 09:39 AM

Simple Green, Oxi-Clean or Clorox spray and a scrub pad. Keep Armorall off.

Mitch//pa · 01-19-2015, 09:40 AM

Mike,
i thought i remember reading about an issue with the rubber material on certain tires causing them to yellow again quickly
try calling kelsey tire they may have some info
they are a goodyear distributor
http://www.kelseytire.com/pages/anti...ssictires.html

Mike · 01-19-2015, 09:47 AM

Thank you,
My problem is not how to keep the whitewall clean, BUT HOW KEEP IT FROM YELLOWING

MIKE

jbond · 01-19-2015, 09:49 AM

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I had a car with new whitewalls that yellowed like that. The best product to keep them white was Mr. Clean's Magic Eraser with water. No bleach or chemicals. I think Magic Eraser is working like fine sandpaper and removing the top layer of yellowed tire.

Bruce · 01-19-2015, 09:50 AM

Henry Ford and I love whitewalls -- especially on Roadsters. The haters have a Depression Era mentality. That said, 31 Model A has it right. Simple Green works great!

Mitch//pa · 01-19-2015, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike

Thank you,
My problem is not how to keep the whitewall clean, BUT HOW KEEP IT FROM YELLOWING

MIKE

i understood that but unfortunatley youll get 2 pages of posts on what works good to clean them

eagle · 01-19-2015, 10:08 AM

I've heard that some whitewalls just yellow but if you use a light coat of tire paint on them it will keep them white. Here is some offered on ebay. I have not used it, would be worth a try. http://www.ebay.com/itm/WHITE-WALL-T...a2e9a4&vxp=mtr
By the way...I like whitewalls, I am just not willing for all the work to keep them looking nice!

Mike · 01-19-2015, 10:09 AM

Thank you all,

I will try calling like Mitch said, I have dual sidemounts and I do not want to wet the car every time I take the car out !!!

mike

31 Model A · 01-19-2015, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike

Thank you all,

I will try calling like Mitch said, I have dual sidemounts and I do not want to wet the car every time I take the car out !!!

mike

Question....how long from the time you clean them do they turn yellow?

Mitch//pa · 01-19-2015, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 31 Model A

Question....how long from the time you clean them do they turn yellow?

his original posts says 1 WEEK

abachman3 · 01-19-2015, 10:50 AM

I seem to recall that when most cars had whitewall tires, we used a brass brush to clean the whitewalls, (or SOS Pads). Not sure if the brass had some reaction or what to help keep the whitewalls brighter longer... Perhaps worth trying.

31 Model A · 01-19-2015, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mitch//pa

his original posts says 1 WEEK

DOH!!!!... I need to fire my secretary for her reading inability!!!!

I asked because I used Simple Green three months ago and they are still white as a sheet.

racer32 · 01-19-2015, 11:15 AM

Sometimes the yellowing is a result of the chemicals leaching through the whitewall, or from leaning the black from another tire against the whitewall. You can't get rid of it permanently. Westley's Bleche-White will help, but it's ALWAYS going to come back.

modelAtony · 01-19-2015, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike

Hello,
I need help and not really interested in why I should not have whitewall tires, but but I do have them and I like them on this car.
My problem is I have 6 new goodyear whitewall tires on my sedan and after only 6 months they are yellow!!! I clean them and after a week they are yellow again. Anyone have any suggestions? AND I CAN DO WITHOUT SMART ASS REMARKS PLEASE!!

MIKE

Mike , sorry to hear you have yellowing on your Goodyears. I have been running these ww tire since 2000 and this is my 3rd set I have put on my tudor. I avg about 38,000 per set of tires and have never had any yellowing as of yet on any of them. I usually run about 1200 miles per month and wash my tires only about twice a month, live in south Louisiana so i run many miles in wet weather.I have always used westleys wite wall spray cleaner and also put a little comet on the tire brush . This cleans very well BUT I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY YELLOWING. I run Firestone on roadster and they do not yellow. I have 2 friends in our club and one runs cooker tires and his will yellow every month, we can't figure out why this happens. Have fun modelAtony tony white Lafayette, LA

Mike · 01-19-2015, 01:25 PM

I should mention there is not a problem with Firestone whitewall tires its only Goodyear I / we are having issues with

Mike

Ten1nis · 01-19-2015, 02:13 PM

I have the same problem with my Firestones. I contacted the tire manufacturer and they told me it is oils leaching from the black rubber from the back side. I end up cleaning the white walls about twice a month or they will turn a golden brown. No good answer for a cleaner, but I was told not to use any bleach product as that will dry out the rubber and cause premature cracking

01-19-2015, 09:26 AM	#1
Mike Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: ASTON, PA. Posts: 725	tires Hello, I need help and not really interested in why I should not have whitewall tires, but but I do have them and I like them on this car. My problem is I have 6 new goodyear whitewall tires on my sedan and after only 6 months they are yellow!!! I clean them and after a week they are yellow again. Anyone have any suggestions? AND I CAN DO WITHOUT SMART ASS REMARKS PLEASE!! MIKE

01-19-2015, 09:35 AM	#2
ModelAMike1930 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Illinois Posts: 382	Re: tires Mine have been on my car for over a year and haven't yellowed yet, But when I had whitewalls on cars years past I used to use sos or brillo to clean them.

01-19-2015, 09:39 AM	#3
31 Model A Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Here I am in front of Todd's Grocery in 1931 selling Grit newspapers Posts: 2,548	Re: tires Simple Green, Oxi-Clean or Clorox spray and a scrub pad. Keep Armorall off. __________________ "Bullshit and Brilliance Comes with Age and Experience" "Hey Lady, ya wanna buy a Grit?" "If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you're old" Will Rogers

01-19-2015, 09:40 AM	#4
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: tires Mike, i thought i remember reading about an issue with the rubber material on certain tires causing them to yellow again quickly try calling kelsey tire they may have some info they are a goodyear distributor http://www.kelseytire.com/pages/anti...ssictires.html

01-19-2015, 09:47 AM	#5
Mike Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: ASTON, PA. Posts: 725	Re: tires Thank you, My problem is not how to keep the whitewall clean, BUT HOW KEEP IT FROM YELLOWING MIKE

01-19-2015, 10:08 AM	#9
eagle Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Eagle Bend, MN Posts: 2,025	Re: tires I've heard that some whitewalls just yellow but if you use a light coat of tire paint on them it will keep them white. Here is some offered on ebay. I have not used it, would be worth a try. http://www.ebay.com/itm/WHITE-WALL-T...a2e9a4&vxp=mtr By the way...I like whitewalls, I am just not willing for all the work to keep them looking nice!

01-19-2015, 10:09 AM	#10
Mike Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: ASTON, PA. Posts: 725	Re: tires Thank you all, I will try calling like Mitch said, I have dual sidemounts and I do not want to wet the car every time I take the car out !!! mike

01-19-2015, 10:50 AM	#13
abachman3 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Western Springs, IL Posts: 323	Re: tires I seem to recall that when most cars had whitewall tires, we used a brass brush to clean the whitewalls, (or SOS Pads). Not sure if the brass had some reaction or what to help keep the whitewalls brighter longer... Perhaps worth trying.

01-19-2015, 11:15 AM	#15
racer32 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 149	Re: tires Sometimes the yellowing is a result of the chemicals leaching through the whitewall, or from leaning the black from another tire against the whitewall. You can't get rid of it permanently. Westley's Bleche-White will help, but it's ALWAYS going to come back.

01-19-2015, 01:25 PM	#17
Mike Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: ASTON, PA. Posts: 725	Re: tires I should mention there is not a problem with Firestone whitewall tires its only Goodyear I / we are having issues with Mike

01-19-2015, 02:13 PM	#18
Ten1nis Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Fishers, IN Posts: 52	Re: tires I have the same problem with my Firestones. I contacted the tire manufacturer and they told me it is oils leaching from the black rubber from the back side. I end up cleaning the white walls about twice a month or they will turn a golden brown. No good answer for a cleaner, but I was told not to use any bleach product as that will dry out the rubber and cause premature cracking